Kaafu Atoll · Maldives
Malé in February
In February, Malé averages a daytime high of 31 °C and a night-time low of 26 °C, with about 50 mm of rain over the month. Malé has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 31 °C
- Average low
- 26 °C
- Rain in the month
- 50 mm
- Daylight on 15 Feb
- 12 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 109
When to go
How February compares with the rest of the year in Malé
February is tied for the coolest month in Malé by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 31 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 25 °C to 27 °C. By day, February is about the same as January, and March is 1 °C warmer than February.
February brings 50 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 165 mm (1981 mm a year); it is the driest month.
On 15 February the sun is up for about 12 h, against 11 h 50 min at the shortest and 12 h 20 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 °C | 26 °C | 104 mm | |
| February | 31 °C | 26 °C | 50 mm | |
| March | 32 °C | 26 °C | 61 mm | |
| April | 32 °C | 27 °C | 126 mm | |
| May | 32 °C | 27 °C | 224 mm | |
| June | 31 °C | 26 °C | 170 mm | |
| July | 31 °C | 26 °C | 203 mm | |
| August | 31 °C | 26 °C | 194 mm | |
| September | 31 °C | 26 °C | 206 mm | |
| October | 31 °C | 26 °C | 244 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 25 °C | 218 mm | |
| December | 31 °C | 25 °C | 181 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is February a good time to visit Malé?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 31 °C is above 29 °C. No month in Malé meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Maldives in February
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Malé
This guide lists 109 places to stay in Malé: 1 chain property with its details and own websites, and 108 hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 17; 1–3 km, 4; 3–10 km, 50; 10 km or more, 38.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.